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Year: 2016

Kildare Decade of Commemoration – 1916 Programme

Webmaster March 30, 2016 March 10, 2019KAS News

Kildare Decade of Commemoration – 1916 Programme

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1916 and the Irish country house: A Kildare perspective

Webmaster March 30, 2016 March 10, 2019KAS News

LECTURE 6  Monday, 4 April 8.00 pm Dr Ciarán Reilly (CSHIHE) 1916 and the Irish country house: A Kildare perspective The events of 1916, from the Rising to the Battle of the Somme, changed the world of the Irish country house forever.  This lecture presents a unique perspective of 1916 from…

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Photos – 1916 Seminar

Webmaster March 23, 2016 March 10, 2019KAS News

Some photos from the 1916 Seminar     Photos:   Oliver Murphy

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1916 Seminar

Webmaster March 8, 2016 March 10, 2019KAS News

Don’t forget 1916 Seminar in Killashee House Hotel, next Saturday 12th March. Full details on homepage.

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Life in 1916 Ireland : Stories from statistics

Webmaster March 8, 2016 March 10, 2019KAS News

  Life in 1916 Ireland : Stories from statistics was published today by the CSO to mark the centenary of 1916 by illustrating what life was like for people living 100 years ago.

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‘Rathangan Castle’ – Lecture by Seamus Kelly

Webmaster March 3, 2016 March 10, 2019KAS News

‘Rathangan Castle’ Lecture by Seamus Kelly Thursday March 10th  8pm  Rathangan Library   This Rathangan History Group event promises to be a most informative lecture by well-known local historian Seamus Kelly on one of the lessor known sites in County Kildare.  

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Survey help on research on Southern Unionism

Webmaster February 28, 2016 March 10, 2019KAS News

My name is Samuel Beckton, I am an International Peace Studies student at Trinity College Dublin, for the centenary anniversary of the 1916 Easter rising, I am currently writing my dissertation: ‘An Investigation of the Evolution of the Unionist Identity and Ideology in the Republic of Ireland since 1922’. The…

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Invitation to Launch of New Exhibition

Webmaster February 24, 2016 March 10, 2019KAS News

The Kildare County Council Decade of Commemorations Committee cordially invites you to the launch of a new exhibition entitled Éamonn Ó Modhráin 1881 – 1954 A Revolutionary Journey by Mayor of County Kildare Cllr. Brendan Weld on Sunday 28 February 2016 at 6.30 p.m. in the Riverbank Theatre, Newbridge, Co….

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Clondalkin Historical Society Talk

Webmaster February 20, 2016 March 10, 2019KAS News

Clondalkin Event Poster  

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Cill Dara Historical Society Talk

Webmaster February 6, 2016 March 10, 2019KAS News

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